The General's Delicious Wife Chapter 062: The Effort To Persuade
Xue Ping was slapped till she could see stars, then when she heard that Feng Yong Yuan had failed the examination, she lost her all strength and fell back to the cart weakly, crying with snot and tears on her face.
Seeing that Madam Feng was going to continue her beatings, Xia Yue Chu hurriedly stopped her and persuaded, "Madam Feng, if beating her can get brother-in-law to pass the magistrate exam and get the lost child back, then of course I would not stop you, but you also know that this is impossible. Calm down first, let us finish the talk nicely."
"What is there to say!" Madam Feng panted with anger, "There is nothing to say, I will take charge of my son today and divorce you, the broom star!"
Xia Yue Chu heard that it was not Feng Yong Yuan who insisted on divorcing his wife, her heart rested assured for most of the part.
She saw with her eyes and understood how Feng Yong Yuan treats Xue Ping normally.
As long as the feelings of the young couple were still there, there would still be room for negotiation.
"Auntie Feng, every time Da Ping goes back to her mother's house, she would always says that ever since she is married, it is like falling into a honeypot. Not only are her in-laws kind and reasonable, but her husband is also extremely caring. Not knowing how much fortune she had to accumulate in her previous life to be able to enjoy such blessing."
Xia Yue Chu observed Madam Feng's expressions as she spoke, trying her best to phrase her words as gently as possible.
Everyone loved to hear graceful words, and Madam Feng was naturally no exception. After listening to Xia Yue Chu's words, her initial spiteful momentum weakened several degrees.
Upon this observation, Xia Yue Chu caught the timing to hit while the iron was hot (Meaning: took the opportunity) and said, "So I know that you must have been a reasonable and good mother-in-law. Let's put this anger aside first. Can you consider truthfully from your heart, after Da Ping had married to the Feng family, has she been filial to her in-laws, taken care of her husband, and gave birth to Zhijun for the Feng family? The husband and wife have always been harmonious, and Da Ping is also dedicated to her family, without straying off the slightest."
Madam Feng couldn't refute this. If there hadn't been this miscarriage, Da Ping would indeed be a considerably qualified daughter-in-law.
"This miscarriage was an accident. None of us wanted it. Da Ping has been lying in bed for so many days after the miscarriage, washing her face in tears every day. But to be divorcing a wife because of a miscarriage, there has not been any case like this, don't you think so? As long as the young couple is harmonious, there will definitely still have children in the future."
Madam Feng's original attitude was already starting to soften, but all of a sudden there was a noise in the east wing, and Madam Feng's expression changed instantly when she heard the sound, and her heart became tough again.
"If it's just about losing the child, there's nothing we can do. But now my son flunked the magistrate exams, he has been drinking all day long to drown his sorrows. Isn't it all her fault? My family would never dare to take in such a daughter-in-law again."
Seeing her attitude change Xia Yue Chu don't know what went wrong, so she had to think of other entry points to continue persuading.
Fortunately, at this moment, the cry of a child came from the main room. It should be Feng Zhi Jun who woke up.
Madam Feng quickly turned around and went back to the room to coax the child.
Xue Ping heard her son's cry and immediately shouted, "Zhi Jun, Jun Jun, mother's sweetheart!"
The child in the room heard his mother's voice and began to cry out, "Mother, mother--"
Xia Yue Chu took the opportunity to follow Madam Feng into the house and picked up the rattle drum along the edge of the brick bed to help coax the child.
"Auntie Feng, Zhijun is really getting better and better looking as he grows up. He is white and clean, just like the baby doll that the Songzi Guanyin (Fertility Goddess) was carrying in the temple." Xia Yue Chu's mouth was like it was covered in honey, kind and gracious words were pouring out freely without any cost, "Immediately you could tell that you have taken such good care of him, how else would the child be growing up so well."
Xue Ping was still shouting the child's name outside. Although Feng Zhi Jun was in Madam Feng's arms, he was still fretting and looking for his mother.
Madam Feng replied with a stern face, "No matter how good I am to him, what's the use? Isn't he still looking for his mother! I am just raising a white-eyed wolf (Meaning: ungrateful animal)!"
"Auntie, let's not look at anything else. Shouldn't we consider for the sake of the child, Zhijun is still so young now. If he really leaves his mother, how will he live in the future? To put it bluntly, my brother-in-law is a young talent. If the young couple is really separated, they will have to look for new partners again in the future. No matter how bad the mother is, she is better than a step-mother! Regardless of how much you love Zhijun, you can't be protecting him for the rest of his life, right? By the time when the child falls into the hands of the step-mother, how would he become?"
Speaking of the child, Madam Feng finally stopped her rejection, looking at her grandson who was crying and looking for her mother in her arms, she was displeased in her heart.
Xia Yue Chu took opportunity to hit while the iron was hot and continued, "You just think about it, my brother-in-law is talented. His failure this round is not because he is lacking in his education, but because he is upset and distracted by what had happened. If he were to continue his studies for another three years to strengthen his foundations, who could say for sure he might come back to you as the first class top scorer in the imperial examination, then that would truly be a talented master who eats imperial grains (Meaning: someone receiving an imperial salary)!
The relationship between Brother-in-law and Da Ping has always been very good. Letting Da Ping come back now, having her around will be a comfort, maybe Brother-in-law will cheer up again quickly. If the two are separated abruptly, wouldn't it be like sprinkling another handful of salt on Brother-in-law's wound!"
Xia Yue Chu finally said this and moved Madam Feng's heart.
No one knows better than her on how her son treats her daughter-in-law.
Back then, Xue Ping had no sign of pregnancy for the three years when she entered this family. She had resorted all her soft and hard approaches, but Feng Yong Yuan resisted all the pressure and resolutely refused to divorce his wife or take in a concubine.
Thinking that her son was now drunk and still calling out Xue Ping's name, Madam Feng was really angry and helpless.
Xia Yue Chu had been observing Madam Feng's expression all these time, and now she knew that she had finally persuaded her with a convincing point, so she quickly put on a high hat on her (Meaning: praising her and elevating her to a high moral standard which is difficult for her to come down from).
"I know, Madam, you are not the kind of unreasonable person. You just came back from a foreign land and learned that there was such a big incident at home. It is understandable to get angry, and it is right for you to vent out this anger of yours. If you were to hold back and bottom it up in your heart, what do we do if you suffer from this and harms your health? If you haven't calmed down yet, why don't you just hit me a few times to vent?"
Madam Feng coaxed the child to sleep again, laying him down on the brick bed and covering him with a quilt, murmuring in a low voice, "All is good, what would I hit you for?"
"Then let us ladies just have a heart to heart talk." Xia Yue Chu sat down beside Madam Feng and took her arm with hers, "Da Ping has had an accident this time, and she has already regretted it. You can think about it, that is her flesh and blood from her own stomach, which mother wouldn't feel bad? Where would you find a wife who doesn't wish the best results for her husband? Her heart is already aching. Isn't it the time now for everyone to comfort each other and share the happiness and the sufferings?"
Madam Feng was originally in a fit of her anger when she declared to divorce Xue Ping, but now her anger had dissipated with what Xia Yue Chu had said, she also knew that her son could not do without Da Ping, so she sighed and gave in. "What's done, is done, you have already said an entire wagon full, if I insisted on not letting Da Ping return, wouldn't it mean this old lady is unreasonable and have no affections?"
"Madam, that's not what I meant. If you can give Da Ping another chance, our whole family will be grateful to you." Xia Yue Chu hurriedly slipped in, "I have long heard Da Ping say that her mother-in-law is good, but now I can see it for myself. Da Ping has really been blessed with good fortunes of several lifetimes."
"Stop stuffing my mouth those good words (Meaning: to stop her from saying anything more)." Although Madam Feng said this, she still showed a rare smile.
Madam Feng came to the yard and raised her voice, "That's enough, what are all of you doing in the yard? Don't you know how to invited people into the house."
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Translator Notes:
It makes me angry to see parents blaming their children's spouse, especially towards an daughter-in-law, for the failure of their own son. As if their son is not an adult, as if their son cannot make his own decisions, and as if he cannot have any self discipline. Only their son is precious and forgetting that their daughter-in-law is someone else's precious daughter too. And it makes me even more angry to know that this is still a prevalent mindset in certain Asian countries. Ahhhhh! When will the world change?
I hope all you readers meet nice and kind partners and nice and kind in-laws.
Translated by YellowBean.